- If there is anything else you would like to add to help us better understand the recovery process,
please feel free to comment on your thoughts and experiences.
Main Themes from Participants’ Responses:
Inadequate training of health care providers: physicians and other health professionals
have insufficient education and training on the subject of addiction
The need for more affordable and accessible treatment facilities for people of different
demographic backgrounds
Addiction treatment should address co-occurring mental health disorders
Inadequate insurance coverage for addiction treatment and chronic disease management
Limited availability of auxiliary support services (e.g., housing, transportation) and
continued medical management for those completing acute treatment
The need to reduce the stigma, misunderstandings and lack of knowledge surrounding
addiction as a disease
Addiction should be addressed as a medical/public health problem rather than a
legal/enforcement issue